Long Covid Shines Spotlight Now on Other Long Diseases

BY: Ranjani Iyer Mohanty

Extensive global research on Long Covid by scientists investigates lasting post-Covid symptoms using advanced technology.

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Long Covid prompts the question of extended versions of other short illnesses like Long Malaria, Long Pneumonia, or Long Shingles.

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Medical community dismissed post-Covid symptoms as anxiety or aging, but research later confirmed their existence.

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COVID-19 causes severe respiratory disease. Long Covid includes persistent, evolving symptoms lasting indefinitely after initial infection.

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Long Covid causes impairments in mobility, lungs, mental health, brain function, taste, smell, muscles, joints, and more.

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1918 flu led to prolonged suffering, fatigue, insomnia, depression, psychiatric admissions, shorter stature, heart disease, and diabetes.

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Long-term effects seen in 1918 Flu, SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 make long-term effects in other illnesses likely.

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Long Covid led to the emergence of "post-acute sequelae of Covid-19" (PASC), reviving terms like "post-acute sequelae" and "post viral syndrome."

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